WhatsApp Recovery: Recover WhatsApp Data from iPhone

WRITTEN BY Tina ON April 21, 2015

WhatsApp, commonly known as the replacement of SMS, is now enjoying an increasing popularity. People loves it because this messenger has the ability of instant communication between different platforms from different countries. What’s more, it is totally free to send text messages, or pictures, voice and videos by using this app. But when using WhatsApp frequently on iPhone, you may still run into problems even though you think you are familiar enough to handle this application. Tapping on the wrong option and all WhatsApp chat history is gone could be one of the terrible results. But we are not here to tell you how terrible and desperate the situation would be, we are here because we want you to know that once you tap wrong all the WhatsApp data, they can still be recovered from iPhone.

For WhatsApp Recovery, you will need this iPhone Data Recovery, which allows you to preview and retrieve lost or deleted WhatsApp data from iPhone. It is available for all iPhone users including users of iPhone 6 Plus/6/5s/5c/5/4s/4/3gs. If you lose your WhatsApp messages, you’d better stop using your iPhone because once you use it, new data will be generated. Then your deleted WhatsApp messages will be overwritten which makes them unrecoverable.

Method 1: Recover WhatsApp Messages Directly from iPhone

The first thing to do is downloading and installing the program. Then you can connect iPhone to computer when the program is launched. After that, please choose “Recover from iOS Device”.

Step 2: Scan iPhone data

Click “Start Scan” then all data from iPhone will be scanned automatically. When the scanning process is going on, you have to wait until it is finished. Please be patient while you are waiting.

Step 3: Preview WhatsApp chat history from iPhone

After scanning, you can preview the data on PC. By choosing “WhatsApp” button, you will see all chat histories on your device. You can go to “Only display the deleted items” to have a look at your deleted data from iPhone.

Step 4: Go to “Recover” for retrieving lost data

The last step for you is to click “Recover”, then all your deleted data will be saved on you PC again.

Method 2: Extract WhatsApp Chat Histories from iTunes Backup File

Step 1: Extract and scan iTunes backup files

Launch the program after it has been downloaded and installed. Then go to “Recover from iTunes Backup File”. Choose one of the backups you need then go to “Start Scan”. After that, you can extract the backup file after scanning. When recovering data from iTunes backup file, you can do it without connecting iPhone to PC.

Step 2: Preview iPhone data from iTunes backups

All data will be listed and presented to you in order. You can preview WhatsApp chat history from “WhatsApp”. When you are previewing the data, you can choose the deleted data by clicking them one by one.

Step 3: Recovery WhatsApp data from iTunes backups

Go to “Recover” to retrieve the data back on your PC when the previewing is done. Then you will regain your deleted data for good.

Method 3: Restore WhatsApp from iCloud Backup File

When use the third solution, you also need to make sure that you have iCloud data backups.

Step 1: Choose “Recover from iCloud Backup File”

Go to “Recover from iCloud Backup File” after launched the program, then sign in iCloud account with Apple ID and password. Same with step 2, if you don’t have your device with you, you can still recover data from iPhone without connection.

Step 2: Download iCloud backup file and extract it

When you sign in iCloud, you will see all the data inside. Then choose the backup file you want then go to “Download” to save it on your PC. The process may take sometimes so you have to be really patient when waiting. If you have more data, the process will last for longer time. After downloading, you can extract it at once.

Step 3: Preview and recover WhatsApp data

When scanning is completed, you can go to “WhatsApp” and preview all information there. After you have finished previewing, please click “Recover” to retrieve the lost data on your computer.

With iPhone Data Recovery, there is no need for worrying about the lost or deleted WhatsApp data. Because you can get them back all the time if you have followed our instructions step by step. If you are an iPhone 6 Plus/6/5s/5c/5/4s/4/3gs user, and you are in coincidence need to recover WhatsApp data or other data from iPhone, you can use the trial version of this software to fix your problems.